Obesity in Ghana: Research conducted in seven African countries including Nigeria, Congo Brazzaville, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Niger and Ghana showed that three million out of 20 million population of Ghana are overweight and obese. In Ghana obesity and overweight are more common in the southern part of the country than in the northern part. It is high in Greater Accra with 16.1 prevalence and virtually absent in the Upper West and Upper East. It is more common with females than males with 7.9 percent and 2.8 percent respectively. According to Dr Yaw Oppong, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Ghana Medical School, studies elsewhere show that obesity is higher in people living in filthy surroundings and polluted environments It was also revealed that obesity and overweight among children under five years has also increased.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:05:14 +0000
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